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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-07-31 07:47:25 +0300 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-08-13 13:18:45 +0100 |
| commit | 194f2c18827462fa9a8477c33507cd972395566f (patch) | |
| tree | 5ca155f5a90b1265069b5990ee5a95efb6b95cb1 /documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml | |
| parent | d1cc15862bf93b1ca29cf18ecfe0ba473b2a45a1 (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-194f2c18827462fa9a8477c33507cd972395566f.tar.gz | |
ref-manual: Added note about not supporting rolling distros
Fixes [YOCTO #4927]
Provided a note and some explanation about YP support on the
official distributions.
(From yocto-docs rev: c2957ad400127d05f940dc326cb5da4994a66785)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml index 309de87dcd..c5f13b2f2a 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml @@ -103,6 +103,25 @@ <para> Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: + <note> + Yocto Project releases are tested against the stable Linux + distributions in the following list. + The Yocto Project is not supported on "rolling releases" whose + frequent changes could break functionality. + Attempting to use the Yocto Project on any Linux distribution + that is not on the following list puts you into untested + territory. + Refer to + <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;/index.php?title=OEandYourDistro'>OE and Your Distro</ulink> and + <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;/index.php?title=Required_software'>Required Software</ulink> + for information for other distributions used with the + OpenEmbedded project, which might be a starting point for + exploration. + If you go down this path, you should expect problems. + When you do, please go to <ulink url='&YOCTO_BUGZILLA_URL;'>Yocto Project Bugzilla</ulink> + and submit a bug. + We are interested in hearing about your experience. + </note> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem> |